The defect
SPRING, WHICH HOLDS THE LATCH ON THE FRONT DOOR LOCKS, MAY BREAK AND DOOR MAY OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY.
The remedy
SPRINGS WILL BE REPLACED ON ALL AFFECTED LOCKS WITHOUT CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen Camper | 1981, 1982 |
| Volkswagen Vanagon | 1981, 1982 |
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Camper | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Volkswagen Camper | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Volkswagen Vanagon | 1981 | 2 | 2 |
| Volkswagen Vanagon | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1984
10 of the 164 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1984 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed 204 campaigns in all.
| 84V141000 7 Nov 1984 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 84V139000 5 Nov 1984 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 84V129000 16 Oct 1984 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 84V113000 25 Sept 1984 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 84V111000 25 Sept 1984 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 84V101000 4 Sept 1984 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 84V075000 19 Jun 1984 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 84V053000 23 Apr 1984 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1984